[LINK] World IPv6 Launch, 6th June 2012
stephen at melbpc.org.au
stephen at melbpc.org.au
Wed May 23 17:55:44 AEST 2012
World IPv6 Launch, 6th June 2012
http://www.worldipv6launch.org/
Major Internet service providers (ISPs), home networking equipment
manufacturers, and web companies around the world are coming together to
*permanently* enable IPv6 for their products and services by 6 June 2012.
Organized by the Internet Society, and building on the successful one-day
World IPv6 Day event held on 8 June 2011, World IPv6 Launch represents a
major milestone in the global deployment of IPv6. As the successor to the
current Internet Protocol, IPv4, IPv6 is critical to the Internets
continued growth as a platform for innovation and economic development.
The fact that leading companies across several industries are making
significant commitments to participate in World IPv6 Launch is yet
another indication that IPv6 is no longer a lab experiment; its here and
is an important next step in the Internets evolution, commented Leslie
Daigle, the Internet Societys Chief Internet Technology Officer. And,
as there are more IPv6 services, it becomes increasingly important for
companies to accelerate their own deployment plans.
ISPs participating in World IPv6 Launch will enable IPv6 for enough users
so that at least 1% of their wireline residential subscribers who visit
participating websites will do so using IPv6 by 6 June 2012. These ISPs
have committed that IPv6 will be available automatically as the normal
course of business for a significant portion of their subscribers.
Committed ISPs are:
● AT&T
● Comcast
● Free Telecom
● Internode
● KDDI
● Time Warner Cable
● XS4ALL
Participating home networking equipment manufacturers will enable IPv6 by
default through the range of their home router products by 6 June 2012.
Committed equipment manufacturers are:
● Cisco
● D-Link
Web companies participating in World IPv6 Launch will enable IPv6 on
their main websites permanently beginning 6 June 2012. Inaugural
participants are:
● Facebook (www.facebook.com)
● Google (www.google.com)
● Microsoft Bing (www.bing.com)
● Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com)
Content delivery network providers Akamai and Limelight will be enabling
their customers to join this list of participating websites by enabling
IPv6 throughout their infrastructure.
As IPv4 addresses become increasingly scarce, every segment of the
industry must act quickly to accelerate full IPv6 adoption or risk
increased costs and limited functionality online for Internet users
everywhere. World IPv6 Launch participants are leading the way in this
effort.
For more information about World IPv6 Launch, products, and services
covered, as well as links to useful information for users and information
about how companies may participate, visit: http://www.worldipv6launch.org
About the need for IPv6
IPv4 has approximately four billion IP addresses (the sequence of numbers
assigned to each Internet-connected device). The explosion in the number
of people, devices, and web services on the Internet means that IPv4 is
running out of space. IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol which
provides more than 340 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses, will
connect the billions of people not connected today and will help ensure
the Internet can continue its current growth rate indefinitely.
About the Internet Society
The Internet Society is the worlds trusted independent source of
leadership for Internet policy, technology standards and future
development. Based on its principled vision and substantial technological
foundation, the Internet Society works with its members and Chapters
around the world to promote the continued evolution and growth of the
open Internet through dialog among companies, governments, and other
organizations around the world. For information: www.internetsociety.org
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Cheers,
Stephen
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